Section: Latvia
Landsbergis calls for Lithuania to impose sanctions on Russian officials involved in Savchenko sentencing – The Baltic Times
The leader of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats party (Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, T…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
Protesters rally in support for Savchenko outside Russian Embassy in Riga – The Baltic Times
The morning of Monday March 21, saw 20 protesters gather outside the Russian Embassy in Riga to voice their support for Ukrainian Airforce pilot…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
Savchenko found guilty in Russia
Court in Russia has declared Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament Nadiya Savchenko guilty of targeting mortar fire against two Russian journalists. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Polva county in Estonia eyeing youth cooperation with Ukraine
The Polva county government in Estonia is planning to embark on a joint project with the small town of Kulikovka in northern Ukraine to promote democracy through international youth cooperation, informs LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
European Commission may recommend establishing visa-free regime with Ukraine
Ukraine has carried out the necessary reforms for the European Commission to recommend establishing a visa-free regime between the European Union and Ukraine, announced EC President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday, 17 March. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Lithuanian president: Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a geopolitical project
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite says that the planned second gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea is not a commercial project, but a geopolitical one aimed at harming Ukraine and dividing Europe, and that she and the leaders another seven EU member countries have signed a letter to European Commission President...
Estonia could ban Russian officials from Schengen over pilot arrest
As the Estonian parliament on Tuesday voted ‘Yes’ to a petition in which Russia is called upon to release illegally imprisoned Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, it may impose a unilateral ban on 29 Russian officials tied to the case from entering the Schengen zone, reported EUobserver. …read more Source:...
Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian nationals detained in Spain for producing drugs
The police in Spain arrested five people, including from Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, after seizing thousands of packages of rave drugs described as more toxic than cocaine or marijuana, reported LETA/BNS, referring to The Daily Star. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Latvian troops begin training Ukrainian army
Soldiers from the Latvian Armed Forces together with soldiers from Canada, Great Britain, Lithuania and the USA have begun training troops from the Ukrainian armed forces reported official armed forces portal Sargs.lv Monday. …read more Source:...
Latvian army to assist in training Ukrainian soldiers – The Baltic Times
Officers from the Latvian armed forces have joined soldiers from the United States, Lithuania, Canada and the UK in the Joint Multinational Trai…… …read more Source: The Baltic...